adjective
Etymology: Middle English, evident, attractive, saucy, short for apert evident, from Anglo-French, from Latin apertus open, from past participle of aperire to open
Date: 14th century
1. saucily free and forward ; flippantly cocky and assured, being trim and chic ; jaunty , piquantly stimulating , lively , vivacious , pertly adverb pertness noun